Soviet slogan "Dayosh!"

[Paul B. Gallagher]

Thanks again to the second generation of responders, who as might be 
expected outnumbered the first generation and provided additional insights.

I was pleased to see that I am not the only one who still has Steve 
Marder's dictionary, but embarrassed that I had focused on electronic 
sources while overlooking his.

These constructions with даёшь remind me a little of the Korean 
constructions with 주다 /juda/ "to give," where the verb is used as a 
sort of auxiliary when the action will benefit another. E.g.,

민희는 엄마를 도와 주었다
Minhui-neun eeomma-reul dowa ju-eot-ta
Minhee-topic Mom-acc. help give-past-declarative
Minhee did Mom the favor of helping her.

More examples here, clearest after the photo (the English glosses 
suffice to make the point):
<http://www.learnkoreanlp.com/2008/10/give-favour-of.html>

-- 
War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left.
--
Paul B. Gallagher
pbg translations, inc.
"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
http://pbg-translations.com

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